Macaeoni and noodles



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

G. HELD.

MACHINE FOR MAKING MAGARONT AND NOODLES. N-o. 396,567. Patented Jan. 22,1889.

. Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2-- O. HELD. MACHINE FOR MAKING MAGARONI ANDNOODLES. No. 396,567. Patented Jan. 22,- 1889.

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CHRISTIAN HELD, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

MACHINE FOR MAKING MACARONI AND NOODLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 396,567, dated January22, 1889.

Application filed April 30, 1888. Serial No. 272,3'70- (N0 model-) Toall whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN HELD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Indianapolis, in the countyof Marion and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for MakingMacaroni and Noodles; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to improvements in machines for making macaroni,vermicelli, &c., the object of the invention being to produce a simple,durable, and, effective machine adapted to the use of private familiesand so constructed as to be capable of ready attachment to cook-stovesof common form and to be quickly and readily detached therefrom; also toso construct and arrange the parts of the machine that the dies whichgive shape and form to the product of the machine are interchangeable,whereby either macaroni or vermicelli of various sizes may be made bychanging the die-plate; and another object of the invention is toprovide the machine with a simple mechanism for feeding the material andforcing it through the die-plate.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved machine as it appears whenremoved from the stove; Fig. 2, a central vertical section of the sameas in position upon the stove, a portion only of the stove being shown;Figs. 3 and at, enlarged details of the dies, a portion only beingshown; and Figs. 5 and 6, enlarged details in vertical section and planview, respectively, of the standard and the Ieceptacle-supporting ring,said ring being shown as removably secured to the standard and slightlydifferent in shape from that ilustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

111 the drawings, A represents a vertical standard, preferablyconstructed of cast metal, having a suitable base, B, at its lower end,which is adapted to rest upon the stove B, where the base and standardare secured by an adjustable clamping device, C, which will behereinafter fully described.

At the upper end of the standard A, and projecting forward at rightangles thereto, is

a metallic ring, D, which may be attached to the standard by bolts or becast integral therewith, and which has formed thereon two pro jectingears, (1, the function of which will be hereinafter explained. This ringD is rabbeted at its inner edge, as shown at 61 to form a shoulder tosupport the tube or cylindrical receptacle E, which tube is flangedexternally at its upper edge, as at e, which flange fits the rabbet d inthe ring D, and is supported thereby, as shown in the drawings, Fig. 2.This receptacle E, which is preferably cylindrical in form, and whichmay be constructed of cast metal, copper, or brass tubing, has aninternal annular flange, 6 at its lower end, which flange forms asupport for the die-plate F. This die-plate, which conforms to theinternal shape of the receptacle E, will preferably be formed ofcast-iron, with a series of die-openings, f, formed through it, whichopenings may be of various shapes and sizes, as shown in details Figs. 3and 4.

The die-plate F will be a fraction smaller in diameter than the internaldiameter of the receptacle E, so as to permit its ready removal when itis desired to substitute a die-plate with die-openings of differentconfiguration.

G is a piston-head, which is made to travel up and down within thereceptacle E by a screw-threaded rod, g, which is loosely connected tothe piston-head at its lower end and has a screw-threaded bearing in aremovable cross-bar, H, as clearly shown in the drawings, Figs. 1 and 2,and which screw-threaded rod g has a crank, 9 at its upper end, throughthe medium of which it is turned to move the piston-head up and down toforce the dough or material. contained in the receptacle E out throughthe die-openin gs f in the die-plate F.

The cross-bar H is removably secured to the ring D at its ends, itresting upon the projecting ears cl, to which it is secured byscrew-bolts h, which screw-bolts extend .through open slots 71?, formedtransversely in ends of the cross-bar H, andenter a screwthreaded holein the ears d, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

Projecting outward from the lower end of I IOO bifurcated lower end, 3'to extend under the stove-flange b and press against the top plate ofsaid stove, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

The upper end. of the hook-shaped clamp J is projected inward and has ascrew-threaded. hole, therein, through which is extended horizontallythe screw-threaded shank of a thumb-screw, K, the end of which abutsagainst the standard A and acts to press the upper end of the clamp Joutward to throw the lower bifurcated end upward in close contact withthe top plate of the stove and se curely hold the standard and apparatusin place.

The standard A will be of such shape that the receptacle E connectedtherewith will project so as to be central with relation to thestove-hole in which the kettle L is placed, as shown in Fig. 2, thereceptacle being projected or entered a short distance into the kettle,so that the material. when pressed through the die-openin will enter andbe cooked in the kettle.

The ring D, as before stated, will preferably be separate from thestandard A and be secured to the upper end of said standard by screws orotherwise, whereby the said ring may be removed, should it beaccidentally broken, and replaced without the necessity of substitutinga new standard, as would be the case should the ring be cast as a partwith said standard.

As is well known, the under face of the top plates of stoves near therim often have downwardly-projecting lugs or bosses to receive theattaching-screws; therefore to clamp anything to the top of the stovenear the rim it is necessary to provide for the irregularity of theunder face; and, as will be noticed by reference to the drawings, theclamp .l, which secures my machine to the stove-top, has at its forwardend two upwardly-curved fingers,

j, which are remote from each other, the obtended base B, and therearwardly-projeeted bar I at the lower end, the ring D, removablysecured to the upper end of the standard A, the cylinder E. (orreceptacle,) having mechanism for forming macaroni or noodles, removablysecured to the ring D, and the clamp J, pix'oted to the bar I of thestandard and having two upwardly-cnrved fingers at its forward endremote from each other, adapted to encircle the rim of the stove andpress against the under side of the stove-top, and the adjusting-screwK, extended through the upper end of the clamp and pressing against thestandard to force the bifurcated or fingered end of the clamp closely incontaet with the stove-top, substantially as shown, and for the purposeset forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHRISTIAN HELD.

\Vitnesses:

JOSEPHA. MINTURN, N. E. O. WHITNEY.

